Joe Nuxhall

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-3, 195lb (190cm, 88kg)

Born: July 30, 1928 in Hamilton, OH us

Died: November 15, 2007 in Fairfield, OH

Buried: Rose Hill Burial Park, Fairfield, OH

High School: Hamilton HS (Hamilton, OH)

Last Game: October 2, 1966 (Age 38-064d)
vs. ATL 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: Joseph Henry Nuxhall

Nicknames: Ol' Lefthander

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2x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

30.4

135

117

ERA

3.90

526

287

2302.2

1372

WHIP

1.340

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1944	15	-12.2	Birmingham	SOUA	A1	CIN	0	1	.000	54.00	54.00	1						1.0	1	6	6		5		1	0	0	0		6.000	9.0		45.0	9.0	0.20
1944	15	-14.7	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	0	0		67.50	67.50	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	2	5	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	9	10.500	27.0	0.0	67.5	0.0	0.00
1945	16		2 Teams	2 Lgs	D-AA	CIN	10	7	.588			23			11	2		126.0	88	53	36		90		135	2	1	9
1945	16	-10.2	Syracuse	IL	AA	CIN	0	2	.000			7
1945	16	-3.1	Lima	OHSL	D	CIN	10	5	.667	2.57	3.79	16			11	2		126.0	88	53	36		90		135	2	1	9		1.413	6.3		6.4	9.6	1.50

1947	18	-2.2	Muncie	OHSL	D	CIN	7	7	.500	3.78	5.58	18			7	1		100.0	55	62	42		145		119	9		20		2.000	5.0		13.1	10.7	0.82
1948	19	-5.8	Columbia	SALL	A	CIN	2	9	.182	4.81	7.53	23			2	0		86.0	79	72	46		101		52	2	0	7		2.093	8.3		10.6	5.4	0.51
1949	20	-3.4	Charleston	CENL	A	CIN	8	10	.444	3.34	4.40	28			14	0		186.0	148	91	69		151		139	5	0	8		1.608	7.2		7.3	6.7	0.92
1950	21	-2.8	Charleston	CENL	A	CIN	10	9	.526	4.83	6.52	25			11	1		138.0	136	100	74		98		100	3	0	8		1.696	8.9		6.4	6.5	1.02
1951	22	-4.7	Tulsa	TL	AA	CIN	13	22	.371	3.43	3.99	43	33					257.0	241	114	98		102							1.335	8.4		3.6
1952	23	-5.4	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	1	4	.200	3.22	3.22	37	5	21	2	0	1	92.1	83	33	33	4	42	1	52	3	0	5	388	1.354	8.1	0.4	4.1	5.1	1.24
1953	24	-4.5	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	9	11	.450	4.32	4.89	30	17	8	5	1	2	141.2	136	77	68	13	69	2	52	8	0	0	628	1.447	8.6	0.8	4.4	3.3	0.75
1954	25	-3.5	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	12	5	.706	3.89	4.16	35	14	10	5	1	0	166.2	188	77	72	11	59	2	85	6	0	4	727	1.482	10.2	0.6	3.2	4.6	1.44
1955	26	-2.0	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	17	12	.586	3.47	3.78	50	33	8	14	5	3	257.0	240	108	99	25	78	6	98	5	0	5	1061	1.237	8.4	0.9	2.7	3.4	1.26
1956	27	-1.6	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	13	11	.542	3.72	4.31	44	32	6	10	2	3	200.2	196	96	83	18	87	6	120	6	0	3	865	1.410	8.8	0.8	3.9	5.4	1.38
1957	28	0.4	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	10	10	.500	4.75	5.37	39	28	5	6	2	1	174.1	192	104	92	24	53	3	99	7	1	3	768	1.405	9.9	1.2	2.7	5.1	1.87
1958	29	1.3	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	12	11	.522	3.79	4.00	36	26	5	5	0	0	175.2	169	78	74	15	63	5	111	1	0	3	735	1.321	8.7	0.8	3.2	5.7	1.76
1959	30	2.3	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	9	9	.500	4.24	5.19	28	21	3	6	1	1	131.2	155	76	62	10	35	1	75	1	1	0	574	1.443	10.6	0.7	2.4	5.1	2.14
1960	31	3.6	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	1	8	.111	4.42	4.66	38	6	5	0	0	0	112.0	130	58	55	8	27	6	72	4	0	3	482	1.402	10.4	0.6	2.2	5.8	2.67
1961	32	4.2	KCA	AL	Maj	KCA	5	8	.385	5.34	5.70	37	13	9	1	0	1	128.0	135	81	76	12	65	2	81	3	1	6	580	1.563	9.5	0.8	4.6	5.7	1.25
1962	33		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	LAA	5	0	1.000	3.03	3.28	17	9	2	1	0	1	71.1	66	26	24	4	30	1	59	2	0	1	305	1.346	8.3	0.5	3.8	7.4	1.97
1962	33	7.0	San Diego	PCL	AAA	CIN	9	2	.818	3.21	3.54	15	11		7	3		84.0	69	33	30	8	22	1	71	1	0	2		1.083	7.4	0.9	2.4	7.6	3.23
1962	33	5.2	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	5	0	1.000	2.45	2.73	12	9	1	1	0	1	66.0	59	20	18	4	25	1	57	1	0	1	276	1.273	8.0	0.5	3.4	7.8	2.28
1962	33	5.3	LAA	AL	Maj	LAA	0	0		10.13	10.13	5	0	1	0	0	0	5.1	7	6	6	0	5	0	2	1	0	0	29	2.250	11.8	0.0	8.4	3.4	0.40
1963	34	5.7	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	15	8	.652	2.61	3.02	35	29	5	14	2	2	217.1	194	73	63	14	39	2	169	6	0	2	878	1.072	8.0	0.6	1.6	7.0	4.33
1964	35	6.8	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	9	8	.529	4.07	4.25	32	22	3	7	4	2	154.2	146	73	70	19	51	3	111	6	2	4	648	1.274	8.5	1.1	3.0	6.5	2.18
1965	36	7.7	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	11	4	.733	3.45	3.45	32	16	6	5	1	2	148.2	142	57	57	18	31	2	117	3	1	3	601	1.164	8.6	1.1	1.9	7.1	3.77
1966	37	9.2	CIN	NL	Maj	CIN	6	8	.429	4.50	4.92	35	16	4	2	1	0	130.0	136	71	65	14	42	7	71	9	1	2	564	1.369	9.4	1.0	2.9	4.9	1.69
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (16 seasons)					Majors		135	117	.536	3.90	4.27	526	287	100	83	20	19	2302.2	2310	1093	998	209	776	49	1372	70	7	45	9813	1.340	9.0	0.8	3.0	5.4	1.77
Minors (8 seasons)					Minors		59	67	.468			176	44		52	7		978.0	817	531	401	8	714	1	617	22	1	54
All Levels (22 Seasons)							194	184	.513			702	331	100	135	27	19	3280.2	3127	1624	1399	217	1490	50	1989	92	8	99	9813

AAA (1 season)					Minors		9	2	.818	3.21	3.54	15	11		7	3		84.0	69	33	30	8	22	1	71	1	0	2		1.083	7.4	0.9	2.4	7.6	3.23
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		13	24	.351			50	33					257.0	241	114	98		102
A (3 seasons)					Minors		20	28	.417	4.15	5.77	76			27	1		410.0	363	263	189		350		291	10	0	23		1.739	8.0		7.7	6.4	0.83
A1 (1 season)					Minors		0	1	.000	54.00	54.00	1						1.0	1	6	6		5		1	0	0	0		6.000	9.0		45.0	9.0	0.20
D (2 seasons)					Minors		17	12	.586	3.11	4.58	34			18	3		226.0	143	115	78		235		254	11	1	29		1.673	5.7		9.4	10.1	1.08